Day: 14th September 2018

Online streaming giant Netflix is reportedly testing a new subscription plan, which could hike prices again for some current consumers. The offering, called “Ultra,” is being tested in two different forms, as first reported by Italian tech blog TuttoAndroid.net. The first is said to offer four ultra-high-definition (UHD) video and audio streams, meaning users can watch across four devices at one time. The existing premium subscription would drop from four…

Online streaming giant Netflix is reportedly testing a new subscription plan, which could hike prices again for some current consumers. The offering, called “Ultra,” is being tested in two different forms, as first reported by Italian tech blog TuttoAndroid.net. The first is said to offer four ultra-high-definition (UHD) video and audio streams, meaning users can watch across four devices at one time. The existing premium subscription would drop from four…

Walmart purchased Jet.com back in 2016, a move likely aimed at helping the retailer compete with rival Amazon. Now, Walmart has relaunched the site with new features. Going forward, Jet.com will now cater more towards city dwellers, and the site’s images and offered products will be tailored based on the customer’s location. This localization is kicking off with New York City, but TechCrunch reports that it will roll out to…

1. The full retirement age is increasing for some eligible seniors The full or normal retirement age for Social Security benefits has been 66 years of age for some time now but is set to gradually increase to 67 for Americans born after 1954. If you were born in… Your full retirement age is… 1954 or earlier 66 years 1955 66 years, 2 months 1956 66 years, 4 months 1957…

The third-largest U.S. wireless service provider announced on Wednesday that its customers will, starting at the end of the month, receive access to Pandora Plus, which is an ad-free, track-skippable version of Pandora’s signature Internet radio service usually costing $4.99 a month. (It is not to be confused with Pandora Premium, which is a $9.99-a-month subscription that offers on-demand streaming à la Spotify.) Through an “exclusive multi-year partnership” with Live Nation,…

Hurricane Florence is spreading heavy rain and strong winds into the Carolinas, with landfall expected near the border between North Carolina and South Carolina on Friday, kicking off an agonizing crawl through the Southeast into early next week, producing catastrophic inland rainfall flooding, life-threatening storm surge and destructive winds. Happening Now The eyewall, the worst part of Florence, is mere miles from pushing ashore near Wilmington, North Carolina in eastern North Carolina, only the…

It’s possible that you have the wrong idea of who hackers actually are. They are sometimes portrayed in movies as nerdy teenagers, hiding in their parents’ basements, trying to guess your passwords. That is not typically how it is done. These days it’s more likely that dozens of hackers are working together in an office building somewhere. They try breaking into computer systems and ultimately take over your computer, demanding…